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Downtown Rapid City

Rapid City, SD
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Ranked #4 of 29 attractions in Rapid City
Type: Neighborhoods
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed June 18, 2013 NEW via mobile

I think downtown could be a lot of fun but we got there after most stores had closed. We ventured downtown for dinner one evening on our trip but were disappointed that most of the shops were closed. We did enjoy walking around and finding many of the president statues. They made for some fun picture opportunities.

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San Diego, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 18, 2013 NEW

Lots of interesting restaurants and shopping. The statues of the Presidents were amazing. Nothing to dislike.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 18, 2013 NEW

Good live music outdoors every Thursday evening in the center of town. This was surprisingly fun for the family. I recommend for summer visitors.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 18, 2013 NEW

Fun to see and great places to eat and shop. Got my pix with my favorite presidents. Get a map so you don't have to wonder. Most hotels have them, as do all the info areas. Lots of traffic, so plan to spend a bit of time.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed June 18, 2013 NEW

I was surprised with downtown Rapid City. I was in the area visiting Mount Rushmore and ate lunch on the way to and from the airport in Rapid City. There were a lot of good restaurant choices and I found a great little art store. We stumbled upon an alleyway that was completely painted in cool graffiti style art. We... More

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Springfield, VA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 17, 2013 NEW

A walking tour of Rapid City, SD discloses 3/4 life-size cast statues of all of the past presidents, one on each street corner. It is a good test of your knowledge to see if you recognize the particular president and is interesting to observe how they are dressed, posed, and what articles are included as part of the statue. For... More

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Old Bridge, New Jersey
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2013 NEW

Very walkable town with a lot packed into a fairly small area. Fun for kids to find all the presidents.

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Henderson, Colorado
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed June 14, 2013 NEW

Be very careful driving downtown! When you get out of downtown, the drivers seem better, but downtown, no one follows directions, stops for streetlights and runs red arrows! Just be careful...

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Lubbock, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 10, 2013

the weather but it was an awesome city to see!!! I just like the black hills they are BEAUTIFUL!!! so if you like to sight see this is the place to go!!!!

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Spearfish, SD
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed June 9, 2013

Rapid City is okay and it is getting even better all the time. It has the same old problem. When the malls move outside the downtown area we all pay the price.

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